From the nature table: The beech

T
his Beech Twig, a delight; downed by the storms in the latter part of September, the tail end of Florence or Storm Bronagh. 

The fruits of these beech shells are missing, separated it seems before they land on the ground.  This is another example of treasure strewn on the footpaths hereabouts.

Ashley Adamant, an off grid homesteader in rural Vermont, who runs the very useful blog PRACTICAL SELF RELIANCE https://practicalselfreliance.comhas cracked the code on beech nuts…. 

Ashley says: 

For foragers, they’re (beech nuts) a fall goldmine of healthy calories.  With roughly 50% fat and 20% protein, beechnuts can help balance out a foragers diet that this time of year is heavy with apples and other sugary carb laden fruits.  To compare, acorns are only about 7% protein.